Students will receive a foundation in organic chemistry and analytical chemistry through this module. The main emphasis will be on structure-activity relationships, computational chemistry and combinatorial chemistry.
Main themes include how organic chemistry is related to biological action; classes of organic compounds commonly used as drugs; and the structure-activity relationship of different drug classes. In addition, students will acquire practical laboratory skills in their study of the synthesis, characterisation, identification and analysis of drugs. They will also learn to interpret infrared and nuclear magnetic resonance spectral data.